Miliband moved to Foreign Office as Burnham prepares to approve North Sea drilling he opposed

Ed Miliband was appointed Foreign Secretary on 20 July 2026, ending his stewardship of UK net-zero policy. Media reports suggest Prime Minister Andy Burnham is preparing to approve the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields — projects Miliband called "climate vandalism." The manifesto's ban on new licences contains a loophole for fields already in planning.